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James Talarico has Democrats hoping for a potential Texas Senate seat pickup in his race against Republican Ken Paxton. CNN's Jeff Zeleny explains how Talarico will need to build a wide coalition to pull off a historic Democratic victory in the Lone Star State. James Talarico has Democrats hoping for a potential Texas Senate seat pickup in his race against Republican Ken Paxton. Stream the CNN & Jubilee Town Hall with James Talarico live tonight at 8p ET with an All Access subscription .

With just three weeks until Election Day, the Senate nominees in Georgia, Maine, and Iowa sparred over Trump's foreign policy, Jeffrey Epstein, and corruption allegations.

President Trump is downplaying his family's ties to former Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle following corruption allegations, including trading official access for cash. After Trump claimed Guilfoyle merely "dated" his son a long time ago, former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham called out his pattern of denying reality. "This is what Donald Trump and the family does," Grisham said. "They tend to just suddenly distance themselves from people".

Republican Sen. Susan Collins further distanced herself from President Donald Trump in the Maine Senate debate against Democrat Troy Jackson on Tuesday. The incumbent criticized Trump's approach to the Iran war and his signature "One Big Beautiful Bill" legislation.

Ahead of CNN and Jubilee's town hall with James Talarico on Wednesday, Jeff Zeleny reports on why Democrats believe Talarico could be the candidate who can finally break the party's decades-long losing streak.

Republican Rep. Mike Collins and Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff clashed over Jeffrey Epstein during a debate in Georgia. Collins challenged Ossoff over campaign donations from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, who has acknowledged meeting with Epstein, while Ossoff countered accusing Collins of voting against releasing Epstein-related records, and helping to "cover up" evidence.

President Donald Trump weighs in on Kimberly Guilfoyle's ouster. The White House asked her to leave her role as US ambassador to Greece following a string of reports about alleged misconduct, and she later submitted her resignation.

President Trump often urges his supporters to "pretend" he is on the ballot for the midterm elections, as Trump and his political advisors try to increase turnout among his core supporters. CNN's Betsy Klein asks voters at Trump's rallies if it's impacting their vote.

詹姆斯·塔拉里科(James Talarico)的竞选让民主党人寄予厚望，希望他能在与共和党候选人肯·帕克斯顿(Ken Paxton)的竞争中赢得一个德克萨斯州参议院席位。CNN的杰夫·泽莱尼(Jeff Zeleny)解释了塔拉里科需要如何建立一个广泛的联盟，才能在孤星之州(Tone Star State)取得一场历史性的民主党胜利。詹姆斯·塔拉里科(James Talarico)的竞选让民主党人寄予厚望，希望他能在与共和党候选人肯·帕克斯顿(Ken Paxton)的竞争中赢得一个德克萨斯州参议院席位。今晚美国东部时间晚上8点，订阅CNN All Access即可观看詹姆斯·塔拉里科(James Talarico)与Jubilee联合举办的市政厅会议直播。

距离选举日仅剩三周，佐治亚州、缅因州和爱荷华州的参议院提名人就特朗普的外交政策、杰弗里·爱泼斯坦和腐败指控展开了激烈的辩论。

在金伯利·吉尔福伊尔（Kimberly Guilfoyle）被指控腐败，包括以权谋私之后，特朗普总统试图淡化其家族与这位前美国驻希腊大使的关系。特朗普声称吉尔福伊尔只是很久以前和他的儿子“交往过”，但前白宫新闻秘书斯蒂芬妮·格里沙姆（Stephanie Grisham）却指出他一贯否认事实。“这就是唐纳德·特朗普和他的家人惯用的伎俩，”格里沙姆说，“他们总是会突然和某些人划清界限。”

周二，在缅因州参议院与民主党候选人特洛伊·杰克逊的辩论中，共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯进一步与唐纳德·特朗普总统划清界限。这位现任参议员批评了特朗普对伊朗战争的处理方式及其标志性的“一项宏伟法案”（One Big Beautiful Bill）。

在 CNN 和 Jubilee 于周三与 James Talarico 举行市政厅会议之前，Jeff Zeleny 报道了为什么民主党人认为 Talarico 可能是最终能够打破该党数十年连败纪录的候选人。

在佐治亚州的一场辩论中，共和党众议员迈克·柯林斯和民主党参议员乔恩·奥索夫就杰弗里·爱泼斯坦一案展开激烈交锋。柯林斯质问奥索夫，LinkedIn联合创始人里德·霍夫曼曾向他捐款，而霍夫曼已承认与爱泼斯坦会面。奥索夫则反驳称，柯林斯曾投票反对公布与爱泼斯坦相关的记录，并帮助“掩盖”证据。

唐纳德·特朗普总统就金伯利·吉尔福伊尔被解职一事发表了看法。此前，一系列关于她涉嫌不当行为的报道曝光后，白宫要求她辞去美国驻希腊大使一职，她随后递交了辞呈。

特朗普总统经常敦促支持者“假装”他会参加中期选举，特朗普及其政治顾问试图以此提高其核心支持者的投票率。CNN记者贝齐·克莱因在特朗普的竞选集会上询问选民，这种做法是否会影响他们的投票意向。